Global News Edmonton has reported:

Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Albertans in Calgary on Thursday to vote to keep the province in Canada and reject nine other questions on a referendum ballot set for Monday. His appearance was part of a last-ditch tour to rally support for Confederation, as politicians converge in Alberta ahead of the vote.

At a city park, a cheering crowd heard Carney call for unity. “It’s time for us to come together, stand up for ourselves and take care of each other,” he said. He then added: “(Say) no to the nine.”

Earlier Thursday, supporters greeted Carney at a restaurant in northeast Calgary. Staff later gave him a bouquet of flowers, and he posed for photos as people wore small red and white Canadian flags in their shirt pockets. “I like the red,” Carney said while shaking hands. One woman replied, “It’s for you.” Carney answered: “It’s for us. It’s all for Canada.”

Asked what he would tell Albertans, Carney said people who had made up their minds should vote. “Polls don’t vote. People do,” he said. For those still undecided, he said: “For those who are undecided, it’s hard to think of a worse time for a referendum or a better time for the province. The world is dangerously divided,” he said.

Premier Danielle Smith has put 10 questions on Monday’s ballot. The central question asks whether Alberta should remain in Canada or hold a second, binding vote on leaving the country. The other nine concern proposals Smith has advanced on immigration and constitutional reform.

Smith says voting yes to Canada and yes to the other nine questions would give her leverage to fight for Alberta while it remains in a united Canada. Earlier this week, she posted a video saying she had voted to stay in the country and urging Albertans to answer yes to the other questions.

Those proposals would give Alberta more control over immigration while imposing restrictions and possibly fees on some people seeking health care, education and other social services. Smith says immigration costs are prohibitively expensive; critics describe the proposals as an anti-immigrant dog whistle. Other questions seek approval for Alberta to work with other provinces to change the Constitution, take powers from Ottawa and abolish the Senate.

Later Thursday, Carney was scheduled to attend a rally with former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk, whose Forever Canadian group has campaigned to keep the province in Confederation. Carney is due at a similar rally in Edmonton on Friday.

Smith is scheduled to headline a United Conservative Party fundraiser in Calgary on Thursday night. She has maintained a comparatively low profile over the past week, but is set to speak in Calgary on Friday with other Conservative figures, including federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.